Notification for INSPIRE fellowships for 2012 will be announced by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. INSPIRE is meant for Innovation in Scientific Pursuit for Inspired Research. This is a prestigious fellowship program initiated by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. These fellowships will be awarded for top / first rank holders in Post Graduation and those who are very much interested in pursuing Doctoral Program (Ph.D.) with fellowship in Science and Technology. The basic purpose of the fellowship scheme is to encourage young students to go for research in science education. Fellowship amount under INSPIRE scheme is equivalent to NET qualified candidates.
INSPIRE fellowships are offered in the disciplines of 1. Life Sciences 2. Chemical Sciences 3. Physical Sciences 4. Engineering Sciences 5. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 6. Mathematics and Statistics 7. Medical Sciences 8. Pharmaceutical Sciences 9. Veterinary Sciences and 10. Agricultural Sciences
Eligibility: Applicants should have secured first rank in the Post Graduate Degree in any of the Basic and Natural Sciences. Candidates with degree in Engineering Sciences / Pharmaceutical Sciences / Agricultural Sciences / Medical Sciences / Veterinary Sciences are also eligible. Selection will be based on merit in the qualifying examination. Selected candidates will be awarded research grants for five years to pursue research leading to Ph.D. Degree in any reputed institute. Applicants must have completed their qualifying examination after 2008. There are several other Government Scholarships available for those interested in science research.
Application Procedure for INSPIRE: Interested candidates can obtain application format on DST website www.inspire-dst.gov.in. Address to send filled in applications: Head, INSPIRE Program, Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110 016. Candidates need higher cut offs in class 12 for UG scholarships.
Apart from these, INSPIRE Awards and Internships also offered to the students from Tenth class to Graduates and Post Graduates. Internship camps will be conducted for tenth passed candidates across the country and will be paid Rs. 5000 as an award. About 10000 students of Bachelors Degree and PG courses also will receive Scholarships of Rs. 80000 per year. They must be between 17-22 years of age. Another innovative scheme of of the DST is INSPIRE Faculty Awards Scheme.
Last date for receipt of completed applications along with required documents for all types of INSPIRE awards, fellowships and scholarships: March 2012 (Tentative). Details of application procedure, previous papers if any and selection procedure can be obtained from www.inspire-dst.gov.in .
sir
i am first rank holder for UG biotechnology, am i eligible for scholarship and how can i apply
1. When is the last date for submission of application?
2. In Annex-3, ask details about my current assignment and nature of work. But still now i haven’t any assignment/work. I am waiting for ph.d. Now what can i do mam ? please reply me..
thank you,
i have admitted in phd program in north bengal university but my registration is not yet completed. my pre-registration course-work related to phd is going on now. i have also selected my supervisor and the dept. has unofficialy giving me consent. i have also started my phd project work under the supervision of my chosen supervisor. can myself be considered as registered or enrolled candidate for phd???
sir/mam,
i have admitted in phd course-work which will be completed by end of march 2012 , im confused what to write in the tentative research column or wil u please give me an idea about research proposal format for inspire fellowship………..
Saran,
Your research column should contain the following topics in brief:
1) Hypothesis
2) Research Problem
3) Review of Literature
4) Method of Research
5) Reference Books and Journals
You can follow any standard book on research method available in the market.
sir/mam.
i want to know last date of submission of application. as i have acquired first rank certificate. i dont have admission in phd , im confused what to write in the tentative research column.
You can check the official site for latest dates. Regarding tentative research, you can mention your area of interest with relevant research proposal, hypothesis, method of research etc. Try to refer any basic book on research methods to get an idea of this.
Dear sir/madam,
I completed my m.sc. degree in Aug -2008 with first rank from NDRI , karnal, and joined my ph.d. in Oct., 2011 as I could not join phd before due to some urgent family related affairs and worst financial conditions of my family. so i joined for phd during 2011, with the hope to get Inspire Fellowship from Govt. of India, as i was strongly dedicated with the aim of research in my field to do something for the country in general, and also particularly to fulfil my aims.
I have been contineously going through the website starting from 2008 till 2011 about the eligibilty criteria for this is that “candidates who have acquired their required qualifications on or after April 2007 are eligible to apply”.
But this year the notification came,”Candidates who have acquired their required qualifications necessary for admission to the PhD program during 2011 i.e. January to December 2011 are only eligible”.
Sir, I want to know its exact meaning.
Sir, I joined the Ph. D. with the hope of getting the financial assistance from Inspire fellowship only and only.But If the eligibility criteria suddenly changed like this, then I will have no other way than leaving this ph.d. leaving all my dreams left out.
So Sir, I hope that the Govt. of India will surely arrange to offer the fellowships for the first rank holders keeping the eligibility criteria like previous years so that students like us will be highly benefitted also will be highly grateful to the Dept. of DST, Govt. of India.
Lastly, please help me in the above regards by giving clear solutions to my queries.
Sir, Iam eagarly waiting for your rely
Jui
“Candidates who have acquired their required qualifications necessary for admission to the PhD program during 2011 i.e. January to December 2011 are only eligible”. From this, we can interpret that only freshers can apply for these fellowships. Try to contact concerned officials through email / phone if possible for more clarity on this.
Hi Jui,
I am also like you. I have secured my MSc. in 2010 with university first rank and enrolled in PhD in january 2012 by expecting INSPIRE fellowship.
I think, here so many students are like us. So can we make a group of students like us and write a request letter to them by collecting the details of all PhD students enrolled by expecting this fellowship.
we have to take an immediate action before the list published.
I came to know that they will list the candidates in June 2012 first week, who were passed in 2011. So they won’t consider us.
I don’t know without any previous announcement (2011), they suddently change their criteria. They should have mentioned in previous notification that “we will take 2011 pass out students next time” like that.
If i will not get this fellowshipI have to stop my PhD.
If anyone is like us please send a mail to me.
We don’t have time to waste. We Should take immediate action.
My email ID:
k.devi190@gmail.com
respected sir i am a university third rank holder in msc biotechnology .Am i eligible for getting this inspire fellowship are any other fellowship available.i am also interested in doing phd in mku .am i eligible for that.
Saranya, sorry to say that only first rank holders at the University level are eligible for INSPIRE fellowships of higher education.
Kindly clarify the following point regarding applying for INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP for pursuing Doctoral programme during 2012-13: Is it necessary for the first rank holder of a University, to indicate in the application, choices of three Universities where one wants to enroll along with a prospective guide in each? Will it not be sufficient if one gives the name of a single University/Institute with the name of one prospective guide?
SPB, What happens if the only university / guide you are choosing has enough research students with him? . There might be some reason to choose multiple universities / institutes. You can prioritize within the three institutes and check your chances in the favorite one. It is always good to follow the guidelines. All the best.
Sir, can you please tell me last date for applying dst inspire research programe
Dear sir/madam,
I have completed my Masters in Biochemistry from Calicut University, Kerala in 2011. And I was the first ranker from the University. But I want to take up my research programme after 2013, can I apply for this INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP in the next notification. please reply me whether I am eligible to apply for the 2013-2014 fellowship.
Please…………Reply Me…..Please……….
Thanking u
Pls check the detailed eligibility requirements available on the DST – Inspire website.